Busy-ness and business kept me from blogging about last week's bombshell news: the leaks to Glenn Greenwald and the Washington Post that (a) phone records of Americans are seized en masse by the NSA and (b) everyone's Internet activity is likewise seized. My immediate thought is: This is news? Rachel Maddow devoted almost all of her show on Thrusday to … Read More
Hurricane Names For This Season
Some hurricane names just sound like they will be bad. I'm guessing that Hurricane Andrea, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Nestor, Hurricane Olga, and Hurricane Pablo will all be serious contenders. But they will all pale compared to Hurricane Gabrielle. But don't sweat Hurricane Barry or Hurricane Chantel.
Obama Not Worried About Benghazi-gate.
National Security Adviser Tom Donilon is stepping down, to be replaced by Susan Rice. This is sure to make many heads explode among the Tea Partiers, who are convinced that Susan Rice was complicit in covering up "the truth" about Benghazi (although what "the truth" is, Obama opponents don't seem to know. But rest assured, the truth is out there, and … Read More
45 Years Ago Today
I often wonder how different the world would have been had it not been for June 5, 1968. No President Nixon. An earlier Vietnam withdrawal. An all-out effort to end poverty and starvation. Different lessons learned. Probably a much kinder nation.
Hey, I Can Blog This Sh*t Forever
10 year old boy dies of gunshot wound after he and 9 year old girl were playing with loaded handgun.
Why Michelle Obama Is A Bad-Ass
Apparently, the First Lady was speaking in front of 200 people at a private DNC fundraiser someplace on Tuesday evening, when a LGBT heckler shouted something: "One of the things I don't do well is this," Obama said, per the pool report. She left the podium and moved toward the protestor, saying they could "listen to me or you can … Read More
And Again
3 year old accidentally shot with rifle in Louisiana after rifle was knocked over by another child.
Strange Bedfellows
Yes, it is very unusual for Justice Scalia to side with the liberal side of the court. But when he's right, he's right. And the Times is wrong.
GOP Really In Trouble With Youth
I guess that headline isn't exactly news, but a report out today shows that the GOP is really really in trouble with young voters. The 95-page report by the College National Republican Committee, based on in-depth research by the Winston Group looks at voters age 18-29. In 1984, Reagan won the over by 25 points. Now, the Demcorats enjoy a 25-35 … Read More